N4 kanji · 12 strokes
場 means place
場
土 ground · 昜 the sun rising high
場Memory trick
Ground (土) where the sun rises high: a place.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- location, place
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ば ba
ば (ba) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ジョウ jou
ジョウ (jou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: チョウ chou
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Common word
出場 しゅつじょう · shutsujou
participation, entry
Built from
- 土 soil
- 日 sun, day
- 一 one
- 勿 do not
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勿 Used in 10 kanji
Quick check
What does 場 mean?
Right: 場 means place.Not quite: 場 means place.In 出場, which reading does 場 use?
Right. 出場 is read しゅつじょう (shutsujou): 場 takes ジョウ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 出場 is read しゅつじょう (shutsujou): 場 takes ジョウ, its reading from Chinese.